Wednesday, 31 August 2011

For the second year in a row, Simon Says Stamp and Show & The Simon Says Stamp Challenge are joining forces to bring you a SUPER hop and treasure hunt to STAMPtember!

Simon Says Stamp was founded in 2002 with an interest in exclusively selling rubber stamps. It didn’t take long until we realized we couldn’t stop there. During the past 9 years we celebrate rubber stamping in its full glory by giving access to people around the world to a one stop shop. Rubber stamps still remain the heart of our business and we are celebrating by hosting a “STAMPtember” event intended to inspire, educate, and celebrate the greatness of rubber stamping. Part of the enticement of rubber stamping is that stamps can be used in creating or complimenting ANYTHING! From stamping dates on bank documents and postage parcels in the early 18th century, rubber stamping has dramatically expanded to include card making, scrapbooking, mixed media and many forms of altering and expressing art.

To help celebrate Simon Says Stamp will be giving this HUGE BASKET OF CRAFTING GOODIES to the hop winner.

The Blog hop will finish on September 5th at 12 MN Ohio time (Sept 6th, 6 am CET, 5 am UK time) on the Simon Says Stamp and Show Blog.

The theme for both challenges this week will be ANYTHING GOES. You can make anything you like … a card, an ATC, a Scrapbook layout … the possibilities are endless!

You will need to hop through each blog, find the little parcel of goodies and make a note on which designer’s blog you found them. You do not HAVE to comment on all the DT blogs but we would appreciate any comments you would like to leave. If you lose your way at any time a full list of all the participating blogs with links will be available on Simon Says Stamp Challenge and the Stamp and Show Challenge blogs

Below are some sneaky peeks, you will see the gorgeous creations on the DT blogs

This is Sarah's last week with us. It has been lovely having you on the team with us for this last month :-) Thanks for being such a fabulous designer and we wish you all the very best for the future :-)

The last stop on the hop is the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge blog. You will need to leave a comment there with the names of the 3 blogs with treasure chest pictures. The comments will be moderated so you will not be able to see the answers.

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Hi all :-) We hope you are all fit and well and enjoying the long lazy days of summer :-)

Thanks for all your lovely entries to our Food and Drink Challenge last week I am sure the DT gained several pounds just looking at them, not to mention getting slightly tipsy along the way too !! :-)

Before moving on to this weeks challenge we need you to cancel all your plans for next week, all leave is cancelled !! ha ha We need you all here to join us on a
HUGE Stamp-tember Blog Hop and Treasure Hunt !!

For the second year in a row the Simon Says Stamp and Show & the Simon Says Stamp Challenge are joining forces to celebrate the approaching fall and winter holidays. Be sure to come back on August 31st, (MN Ohio Time, 6 pm CET ) to start the hop. It will run through to September 5th. Simon Says Stamp is offering a FANTASTIC GRAND PRIZE , and there will be other opportunities to win some hidden treasure too ! So make a note in your diaries and make sure you are here to join in the FUN !! :-)

This week Dawny has made us a fabulous sketch to follow, thanks Dawny xx You may rotate/flip the sketch as you like but the original sketch must be 'there' to see :-)

Heidi and her staff have recently from the CHA and have ordered loads of THE hottest new products. Keep an eye on the All New Just In Pages there are sure to be lots of fab new goodies arriving right now !!

The DT are showcasing Lawn Fawn Stamps this week and if you have them we would like to see them, but you don't HAVE to to join in :-)

Hi all :-) We had a fabulous response to the Easter Children's Challenge and many of you said that you would like to see similar challenges in the future - so here we are !! :-)
SUMMER HOLIDAYS CHILDREN'S CHALLENGE

ANYTHING GOES

All entrants MUST be aged between 2 and 16 ( please add your age with your name in the Mr linky) The challenge will close on Monday 29th August at 6pm CET ( 5pm UK time) so you have 4 weeks to enter. You can enter as many times as you like as long as it is a new creation :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi and we have 2 fabulous prizes on offer !!! not one but TWO $25 vouchers to the wonderful Simon Says Stamp Superstore :-)

PLUS

We have a very special Children's Design Team for this challenge and we would like to say a huge thank you to all of them for joining us :-) Please pop over to their blogs to see how they made their creations and leave a comment :-)
The designers are all eligible to link their creations with Mr Linky.

So now it is your turn to get out your papers, glue, buttons and bows and join in, I am sure if you don't have any supplies your Mum's will give you some :-) you can enter as many times as you like !
When you have finished your creation take a photo and leave us a link to where we can come to see it with Mr Linky :-)

Please note this is the CHILDREN'S CHALLENGE, no adult entries allowed. We did have lots of mistaken entries last time. The regular weekly challenge is in a different post with a different linky :-) Any cards submitted by adults will be deleted to make it fair for the kiddos :-)

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Yup, you got it...that is our challenge for you this week! We want to see your FOOD & DRINK creations!!!!

Before we get on to the YUMMY DT samples, I just want to quickly thank you all for participating in our challenge last week!!! Some AMAZING creations!!!! I went back over the past 4 or 5 challenges and browsed some of the entries that I missed while I was "Down Under" playing with the Koalas & Kangaroos! GORGEOUS!! I think we have THE most talented bunch of followers!!! Way to go!!!!!

Also, we would like to give a warm WELCOME BACK to Heather!! We are SO glad you are feeling better and are back "home" with us here at Simon Says Stamp! We all missed you!!!!!

Don't forget that we also have a Children's Challenge running at the moment too, so let your kiddo's borrow your stash and let them join in :-)

This week, we have some really yummy creations that will tempt your taste buds and wet your whistle!!! So, here is some eye "CANDY" for you all to enjoy:

Heidi and her staff have recently from the CHA and have ordered loads of THE hottest new products. Keep an eye on the All New Just In Pages there are sure to be lots of fab new goodies arriving right now !!

Please be sure to link up directly to your blog post (not just your blog) so we can find your entry easily! ALSO, it's a big help if you can turn off your word verification setting. It makes it a lot easier for folks to comment on your hard work! Thanks for joining us!

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Welcome. :-) Challenge Rules Please Read

Hi everyone :-) Welcome to Simon Says Challenge. We will post a new challenge every Wednesday. You can choose to make any papercrafts/ altered art creation you like as long as it fits in with the theme that is set for that challenge.

You can enter a maximum of 5 times as long as it fits in with the theme and is a new creation. No back linking is allowed.

Children over the age of 2 years are very welcome too :-)

You may use any images/papers etc, they do not have to be bought from the Simon Says Stamp Store :-)

All entries must be new, please do not link creations that have been posted prior to the day the of the current challenge.

You must mention and make a link to our challenge on your blog/website to be eligible to win the prize. It is OK to link other online forums, eg SCS, Flikr etc

You are allowed to combine challenges.

Also we respect copyright, please do not use images that have been copied without the manufacturer or designer's consent !! Any entries found to breach copyright will be deleted.

If you don't have a blog you can link your photo from your free Flickr account.

All entries to be linked before 8am EST, 1pm UK time, 2pm CET on Wednesday's

The most important thing is that you have fun making your creations :-)There will be prizes and the winners will be chosen at random from all the entries.We are looking forward to seeing all your entries.